Longevity Clan Starts with the Patriarch's Marriage

The Great Bodhisattva had no choice but to agree to suppress Chen Xilai, and the site of suppression was located in one of the Dangyang Mountains in the Xuan Domain. The other powerful entities were not willing to suppress Chen Xilai in the Buddha Domain; suppressing him in the Xuan Domain was the most appropriate.

They all had their own thoughts and plans. After returning, they slowly schemed to find an opportunity to “steal the chicken” and bring Chen Xilai back to their respective Sacred Lands. Once done, other Sacred Lands, even if incensed, could do nothing about it.

Thus, the great powers left their seals on Dangyang Mountain and set up their own grand formations to prevent others from “stealing the chicken.” If there was any disturbance, they would be able to detect it immediately and rush to the scene.

Another purpose was to extract the fortune from Chen Xilai’s body. The grand formations suppressed Chen Xilai, siphoning the cultivation level of this late-stage Tongxuan Realm powerhouse. Over time, this would condense into a great opportunity. Although not useful to them, it was very useful to the Divine Yuan Realm martial emperors within the Sacred Lands.

No sooner had they laid down the seal than a red bead broke through the many grand formations and fled. The great powers immediately gave chase, casting Chen Xilai aside.

In the end, whether the red bead was obtained by any Sacred Land or genuinely disappeared without a trace remains a matter of debate, becoming an unsolved mystery.

This incident in the Xuan Domain was suspected to herald the resurgence of Chen Xilai, suppressed beneath Dangyang Mountain.

Originally, in another twenty or thirty years, Chen Xilai’s lifespan would have reached its limit, and he would have naturally died, but the formations and restrictions in Dangyang Mountain had unexpected failures. It was uncertain whether it was due to natural deterioration over time or if it was deliberately damaged.

Chen Xilai, without the red bead, was of no value to those Sacred Land Masters, and they were too lazy to go and repair the seal or slay Chen Xilai.

His cultivation was stolen by several formations, and he no longer had his former power. His cultivation fell to the Divine Yuan Realm, perhaps even to the True Martial Realm, and even his Saint Abyss Realm level Heavenly Blade had been broken.

Therefore, the various Sacred Lands dispatched their Divine Yuan Realm martial emperors to deal with the deranged Chen Xilai, to suppress him and reclaim the opportunities left by their ancestors. If possible, they naturally wanted to take more for themselves.

“I hope that red-haired monster doesn’t manage to escape.”

Gazing down at the magnificent scenery of Chengsheng Mountain, Han Li sighed to himself.

Normally, with his cultivation greatly reduced and without the Sacred Soldier or red bead, Heavenly Blade Chen Xilai would be doing well to have the combat ability of a Divine Yuan Realm martial emperor.

With the Sacred Lands’ Divine Yuan Realm martial emperors mobilized, and carrying Sacred Soldiers, suppressing Chen Xilai would be easy.

Or rather, they took Sacred Soldiers not to guard against Chen Xilai but against other Divine Yuan Realm martial emperors to seize as much fortune as possible.

The opportunity condensed from the late-stage Tongxuan Realm powerhouse’s cultivation was immensely attractive even if divided into several portions. A single share could potentially elevate a Divine Yuan Realm martial emperor by one or even two minor realms.

Han Li was worried the red-haired monster might play some tricks, which would be no fun if it escaped. His Fairy of Clear Frost, his Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing, might suffer greatly, even die, creating another upheaval in the entire Qianyuan Divine Province.

Whether for his Fairy of Clear Frost, Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing, or the stability of the larger Qianyuan Divine Province, he had to go in disguise to take a look and act according to the situation.

While Han Li pondered these things, an incredibly beautiful figure in green clothes, peerless in elegance and grace, arrived from the eastern part of the Yuankun Domain, crossing hundreds of Divine Provinces and finally stopping above the nine heavens of a Divine Province.

Standing above the nine heavens, she was like a Heavenly Immortal descending to earth, exuding a pure and elegant aura. Her face covered with a light veil, her delicate fingers like jade were forming incantations.

She was Saint Ji Mingyue from the Huangyue Imperial Empire in the Kunji Divine Province, sent by the Huangyue Empress to search for the empress’s split soul in these thirty-seven Divine Provinces and bring back the culprit who had enraged the empress.

“Let’s start the search from here.”

Ji Mingyue looked down upon the vast Divine Continent below, her lips curling slightly upward in curiosity about who was bold enough to enrage the Huangyue Empress. She suspected that someone had desecrated the Empress’s split soul.

This Divine Province was called Yuanming Divine State, one of the thirty-six Divine Provinces governed by the ancient Qianyuan Divine Province. It did not have ancient Sacred Lands, but it housed several Saint Abyss Realm Powers.

In ancient times, the Sacred Lands of these thirty-seven Divine Provinces were concentrated in the Qianyuan Divine Province. The highest-tiered forces in other Divine Provinces were at the Heaven Imperial Realm; during the cataclysm, all Heaven Imperial Realm Great Emperors perished.

The now-declining Qianyuan Divine Province can no longer govern the thirty-six Divine Provinces, which have long become independent. Many Divine Provinces now have Saint Abyss Realm Powers with Saints at the helm.

These forces coveted the heritage of the Qianyuan Divine Province but dared not offend it. The heritage of the Sacred Lands was unfathomable, and as Saints, they were no match for it.

To guard against a resurgence of the Qianyuan Divine Province and its reassertion over the thirty-six Divine Provinces, the neighboring Divine Provinces had long since reached a consensus, prohibiting Divine Yuan Realm martial emperors and Tongxuan Realm powerhouses from the Qianyuan Divine Province from leaving and stepping into other Divine Provinces.

After suffering a severe blow in ancient times, the spiritual energy in the Qianyuan Divine Province was only about a tenth of that in other Divine Provinces, unable to nurture even a Saint Abyss Realm Saint.

Tongxuan Realm powerhouses from Sacred Lands like Bai Yujing and Xumi Mountain who wanted to become Saints could not leave the Qianyuan Divine Province. If they went to other Divine Provinces, they would be annihilated by Saint Abyss Realm Saints.

They also could not take away immortal weapons; immortal weapons were the foundation of the Sacred Lands and would not obey them. Artifact Spirits of immortal weapons would only defend the Sacred Lands and protect the Dao sanctuaries. Unless they were recognized by an Artifact Spirit and became the master of an immortal weapon, it would be many times harder than becoming a Saint.